adding joy stick controls to 580 c case
Welcome to HEF Ken, your post is confusing for me. Are you asking if it can be done ? Or, have you already started the conversion and need help with it ? Your thread should be in the T/L/B forums. It would prolly get more attention there.
I haven't started anything except for coming up with the idea I'm not sure what T/L/B stands for. Thanks for the reply I was wondering if anybody had done it and had A record of what parts they Used
Tractor, loader, backhoe =TLB. That conversion is not something I would attempt. It would be extremely time consuming. The list of parts would be stupid expensive. Finding them would be a challenge too. Sell your machine and buy one with pilot controls. If you do that, don't limit your search to a 580C because they are rare in the used for sale market.
If your backhoe is in good condition and you're new to running one, I'd just get used to the controls it has. Getting proficient with any type of backhoe controls takes a fair amount of practice. You could start off at a lower RPM and increase it as you get better with the controls.
You could possibly find a set of levers (two lever or hand swing) from a wrecking yard. They would need to be 580C specific, due to the design/configuration. I'm not 100% certain if you may need to dismantle the control valve & swap sections around to make that change over happen as well.